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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
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| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 628,088 | 596,974 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 609,755 | 580,571 | 556,948 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 269,401 | 249,889 | 224,682 | 6,894 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 314,960 | 285,360 | 260,210 | 7,176 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 0.05 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 314,960 | 100.0 | 285,360 | 100.0 | 1,704 | 260,210 | 100.0 | 7,176 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 223,601 | 71.0 | 211,275 | 74.0 | 1,631 | 202,237 | 77.7 | 6,221 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 33,345 | 10.6 | 26,070 | 9.1 | 697 | 19,634 | 7.5 | 2,384 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 4,182 | 1.3 | 4,270 | 1.5 | 287 | 2,383 | 0.9 | 1,102 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,951 | 0.6 | 2,300 | 0.8 | 211 | 2,309 | 0.9 | 971 | No |
| Public Transportation | 28,371 | 9.0 | 22,615 | 7.9 | 651 | 14,807 | 5.7 | 2,237 | Yes |
| Walked | 16,223 | 5.2 | 11,600 | 4.1 | 471 | 9,462 | 3.6 | 2,140 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,861 | 0.9 | 2,860 | 1.0 | 235 | 4,066 | 1.6 | 1,022 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 4,426 | 1.4 | 4,370 | 1.5 | 291 | 5,312 | 2.0 | 1,026 | No |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 310,534 | 100.0 | 280,990 | 100.0 | 1,702 | 254,898 | 100.0 | 7,070 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 33,196 | 10.7 | 28,125 | 10.0 | 723 | 26,280 | 10.3 | 2,803 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 47,102 | 15.2 | 40,845 | 14.5 | 861 | 34,808 | 13.7 | 2,988 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 60,990 | 19.6 | 51,325 | 18.3 | 956 | 48,041 | 18.8 | 4,109 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 61,049 | 19.7 | 52,310 | 18.6 | 964 | 47,327 | 18.6 | 3,818 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 23,614 | 7.6 | 21,990 | 7.8 | 642 | 19,515 | 7.7 | 2,225 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 41,808 | 13.5 | 38,910 | 13.8 | 842 | 35,295 | 13.8 | 3,471 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 16,308 | 5.3 | 17,000 | 6.1 | 567 | 17,242 | 6.8 | 2,127 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 15,676 | 5.0 | 16,690 | 5.9 | 562 | 15,771 | 6.2 | 1,783 | No |
| 60 or more | 10,791 | 3.5 | 13,800 | 4.9 | 512 | 10,619 | 4.2 | 1,188 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.8 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 310,534 | 100.0 | 280,990 | 100.0 | 1,702 | 254,898 | 100.0 | 7,070 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 15,481 | 5.0 | 17,015 | 6.1 | 568 | 18,942 | 7.4 | 2,433 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 19,483 | 6.3 | 18,115 | 6.4 | 585 | 15,978 | 6.3 | 1,855 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 37,335 | 12.0 | 30,210 | 10.8 | 748 | 29,114 | 11.4 | 2,429 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 42,705 | 13.8 | 37,355 | 13.3 | 826 | 34,146 | 13.4 | 3,194 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 54,531 | 17.6 | 48,395 | 17.2 | 931 | 40,009 | 15.7 | 3,004 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 37,244 | 12.0 | 35,065 | 12.5 | 802 | 28,621 | 11.2 | 2,926 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 19,865 | 6.4 | 14,720 | 5.2 | 529 | 18,215 | 7.1 | 2,179 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 78,264 | 25.2 | 69,660 | 24.8 | 1,095 | 63,657 | 25.0 | 4,344 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,626 | 1.8 | 7,205 | 2.6 | 372 | 6,216 | 2.4 | 1,197 | No |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.
